[HotM Aug 2009] Pokemon Dark Cry: The Legend of Giratina!

[mew_nani]

...*Looks at date*

... July 30...
....darn I'm late. :\

I love the caves. And of course James and Jesse will never get promoted. If you can't catch a measly Pikachu, you'll NEVER be taken seriously. :\ At least not in Team Rocket. (Or anywhere else... heheh. :D)

[wildarms001]

hope you can finish your hack this time mitchel :D good luck

[[T]ouko]

Damn, those tiles look amazing! This looks great

~Also Dutch ROM Hacker

[mitchel1]

Originally Posted by Nintendork15

The new Caves redo looks great!

and giovanni *woop woop*

Also you mention , never to happen promotion!
Due to them being in team rocket yearsafter the break up when giovanni made team rocket return. He promoted them.

Thanks ^^ about the promotion, I didn't knew that I'm still from the first generation :P

Originally Posted by Darkerm

Update! cool.
New Cave looks Awesome.
Hope you fix those Bugs and Gilch.
Thanks, keep on updating....

Thanks ^^

Originally Posted by teejermiester

Dude, I love it when I see people make their own tiles, or combine them to make a great tileset. Plus, nice work on the map, usually you don't see people working with the HG/SS tiles for it, but you did good. I'll be keeping up with this hack

Thanks ^^

Originally Posted by Sarcastic Prince

If you need an awesome Jessie/James sprite, ask Metapod for one. He has a sprite of them in Ash Gray.
If he gives you the sprite, remember to credit him.

No needed for that anymore ;) Wesley FG created them for me and I have to say these are impresive aswell.

Originally Posted by ahsome

EPIC UPDATS
What does the black portal do?
"Jessie and james with there never going to happen promotion" LOL XD

Thanks, well the portal is based on POKéMON Platinum, it's the famous portal to the Torn world!

Originally Posted by qaz015393

@Mitchel1 dont mention it ^^ .
the new cave map looks great, i think that fits the game better than the old ones. The "Jessie and james never to happen promotion" seems pretty goos so far cant wait to read the full text in the game. Also cant wait to see how the "Decision based story line" will work, so far it sounds good & if its as good as it sounds the game will be amazing.

Thanks, well I won't post screens from the decision based story line you need to find out in the alpha cause it's already added and working!

Originally Posted by jaggedsoul

hahahaha yes mitchel1 is back ^_^ im still waiting for the release date ^_^ im waiting for 2 yrs and no one can stop me wahahahaha i wanna play this game go mitchel

Hehe soon, keep your eyes on this thread. See the "to-do list" in this update.

Originally Posted by mew_nani

...*Looks at date*

... July 30...
....darn I'm late. :\

I love the caves. And of course James and Jesse will never get promoted. If you can't catch a measly Pikachu, you'll NEVER be taken seriously. :\ At least not in Team Rocket. (Or anywhere else... heheh. :D)

Hehe indeed I agree with that xD

Originally Posted by wildarms001

hope you can finish your hack this time mitchel :D good luck

Thanks ^^

Originally Posted by [T]ouko

Damn, those tiles look amazing! This looks great :)

~Also Dutch ROM Hacker :)

Thanks ^^

:...:UPDATE:...:
So yeah... New updates! =)

Today I would like to show some eye candy graphics, adding the new bag layout inclusive new bag! (and a bug ...)
Some new ways to check if you've completed the side quests in town, pre-realese screenshots from Jessie and James (overworld and script)
Screenshots from second part gym 1!

Currently we are encounter some bugs with "alpha testing" that first seriously need to be fixed.
B: Working on it
I: Sadly enough not a solution yet.
U: Still wait for an answer from JPAN

- D/N error, after trainer battle the pallet will return original. (working with mindfreak on this)
- Costum Trainer battle Battle ground
- Still need a well sprited Jessie and James OW. some tryed already but became a mess (sadly enough)(Thanks Wesley FG)
- JPAN's auto increse wild POKéMON/Trainer POKéMON level. We have been study this but havn't came any further. It seems like a bug in the routline.
- Gesina gym second Spinarak-mobile still glitchy.
-Bagpack glitcht after scrolling to next page

Well lets continue to our updates shall we?

:...:Credits:...:
Wesley FG: Jessie and James OW (For Dark cry: TLoG only!)
Mobious: Bagpack Layout + bag! (Design) (For Dark cry: TLoG only!)

:...:Screenshots:...:
New bag design (inclusive, sadly enough a bug) If you know a fix please tell me! I would appreciate it!
Before >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> After


Want to see your side quest progress? Simply check the board at your local Pokecenter!


The most favorite and famous characters of all times has been returned! Meet and greet Jessie and James!




Explore the first gym that has been based on (before it went out!!!) HG/SS!
Second part of this works now for 70% bug free and testing the last things in this map!


That's all for today people, hope you understand the situation and enjoyed the new updates.
------------------------------------
Mitchel1

[saifors]

nice updates looking good it's a shame though that the bag has some bugs
Oh and about that never to happen promotion, WRONG! it happened in the newest season.

[U_Flame]

You know, I haven't paid attention to this hack until now. It actually looks really epic! I'll wait as long as it takes for a release!

[アルセウス]

Nice update, your scripting is awesome, the graphic is great too

[Chimchar 9]

Mitchel, I come back to PC after my life had been a mess for the last week, and you cheer me up with a freakin' massive update. Everything looks amazing!!

I actually can't believe you've been working on it, seeing as your a big hit with the ladies.

Anyway, good luck!

[Rayce]

I'm a noob so this is my first look at this hack(man was that a mistake not going through all of them when I first got back on), but this looks great, I really love the tiles

[Ash493]

So you managed to get Spider to work!
Awesome Mitchel!
I love your updates!
You must bring beta soon :D

[maison123]

91,6 % done ! AHHHH ! I've been waiting for this for so long and never thought it would come back to life... This game actually looks even better than Light Platinum. And most importantly, it's English !

[mitchel1]

Originally Posted by saifors

nice updates looking good it's a shame though that the bag has some bugs :(
Oh and about that never to happen promotion, WRONG! it happened in the newest season.

Yeah well the animation from the bag has been fixed =3 Think I putted tiles on the animation spots. About the promotion, I didn't knew that :P I'm still from the first generation anime xD

Originally Posted by U_Flame

You know, I haven't paid attention to this hack until now. It actually looks really epic! I'll wait as long as it takes for a release!

Thanks ^^

Originally Posted by アルセウス

Nice update, your scripting is awesome, the graphic is great too

Thanks ^^

Originally Posted by Chimchar 9

Mitchel, I come back to PC after my life had been a mess for the last week, and you cheer me up with a freakin' massive update. Everything looks amazing!!


I actually can't believe you've been working on it, seeing as your a big hit with the ladies.

Anyway, good luck!

Hehe welcome back chimchar9, I hope it's all fine currently? I might will hear the story soon on MSN ^^

Yeah I also can't beleve it myself, I'm seeing this way I'll atleast release the alpha I promised for over 2 years from now. About the lady part I don't want to brag but ya' right xD Currently single but I love some "me" time xD

Anyhow thanks =)

Originally Posted by Rayce

I'm a noob so this is my first look at this hack(man was that a mistake not going through all of them when I first got back on), but this looks great, I really love the tiles

Thanks ^^

Originally Posted by Ash493

So you managed to get Spider to work!
Awesome Mitchel!
I love your updates!
You must bring beta soon :D

Thanks, and yeah I know there isn't an escape from that =3

Originally Posted by maison123

91,6 % done ! AHHHH ! I've been waiting for this for so long and never thought it would come back to life... This game actually looks even better than Light Platinum. And most importantly, it's English !

Thanks ^^

:...:UPDATE:...:

HOT FIXES:
- Block premissions!
- Solana pallet glitch
- Gym 1 OW glitch
- Side quest: fish on my hook party POKéMON glitch
- D/N bug (after trainer battle)
- Jessie, James, Gesina fadescreen glitch
- Move premissions!

New:
New bag + layout! (animation bug fixed!)
Gym 1 (Spinerak mobile part II works!)
Re-scripted out-date scripts!
New battle type...SOUND! (example: Jigglypuff)
Torn world working!
Sethealplaces now complete costum!
D/P/P evo starters added (+shiny glitch fix)!

:....:To-Do list:....:

important:
- Trainer battle battleground
- 2 more Behavior byte scripts
- Door animation! (I can use all your help with this. I ain't that good with pixel design so I wanted to ask if someone can make the following doors in animation? (2 regular doors and one (midway) open door (like gym FR/LG)



Less important:
- Prof Rowan intro sprite (pixel error fix)

:....:Special Thanks:...:
LinkandZelda: "Pre"-alpha testing.
Mindfreak: Its support on dark cry even when it sufferd on an unfixable glitch!

:....:Credits:....:
Kyledove: Marreep OW
Morris: Its brilliant sound type idea!

:....:Screenshots:....:
New type introduced!....SOUND!


Random screenshot new OW inserted


Hope I've informed you all enough, like some of you might already can see the release of alpha 1.0 is near after 2 f*cking years! Hope you all also will take attention to the door request.
----------------------------------------
Micthel1

[アルセウス]

Ohhh, new type :D, can't wait for release

[Ash493]

Sound type? Nice =D
What are its advantages and disadvantages? :D
Or it's just Normal type edited? =)

[U_Flame]

I imagine Sound type will be the same as in Brown/Prism. Also, did you replace a type to add Sound, or did you add it without removing any other types?

[Darkerm]

Originally Posted by U_Flame

I imagine Sound type will be the same as in Brown/Prism. Also, did you replace a type to add Sound, or did you add it without removing any other types?

Yea, I want to know it too. Is it possible to make new type without replacing old one :\?
BTW, what are the Advantages and Disadvantages?

Anyway, nice update:D.
Please don't get any new idea for this alpha, seriously just release it already.
Good luck

[mitchel1]

Pokémon Dark Cry: The Legend of Giratina - Alpha 1.0.5
__________________________________________________________
Hi there =3! After 2 years of hacking, testing and a bit of downtime, it's now my honor to announce that alpha 1.0.5 now official has been released!
In this alpha version, You're ready to discover a new region called: Trion! So far, sadly enough, only the first peaceful village: Longhorn Village, the rough route 601, The shiny caves of Trion: Mt. Hydronic, the lovely city: Atlernion City and the magnificent Purity Forest are available. Furthermore, you'll be able to challenge the first gym-leader Gesina, play the first 6 unique side quests and reveal the secret of the almighty disorder POKéMON!
This alpha version ends after beating the first gym, and you, unfortunately, will not be able to continue your journey to route 602!

Bugs and Glitches
__________________________________________________________

BOLD: Still need to be resolved!
Line: Has been resolved!
Green: I never could resolve!

: Bag layout seems like to change color after selecting a item
: When entering Atlernion City it could appear the tiles on the news stand glitched!
: POKéDEX mini-map (location POKéMON capture!) has still the old "KANTO" line.
: The fishing side view from male and female are working! the front and back view hasn't been made yet!
: Capture a POKéMON in wild grass works perfect, but when you capture it and it appears in the "flash" POKéDEX the text (information) border remains black! This won't stay forever but it's a bug that we cannot fix for now, it has something to do with the battle background!
: When you use your town map it might occur that your location is different!
: When prof. Rowan call up the nidoran [F] in the intro. The POKéBALL ''floats'' left of him.
: Enter the Torn world might cause that the location art isn't correct (It shows a forest!)
: I would like to apologize about the many grammar errors you might will across! The translator has been booted out!
: Costum trainer battle background has not been added yet.
: Count POKéMON script at Purity Forest won't work with more or less then 2 POKéMON in your party! Be aware of this, it's a small script mistake!


Fun knowledge from Dark Cry: TLoG
__________________________________________________________
: Area's could have been changed by morning, day, afternoon, evening or night! (This makes exploring the Trion Region endless!)
: POKéMON Dark Cry: TLoG also contains alot of side quests and mini-games. These make this hack more entertained to play!
: Regular tiles like a window, radio's and Tree's might contain a behavior byte script! These make more things possible!
: Be sure you activate your RTC! Otherwise some events might won't work! Wonder how to activate your RTC? Options-->emulator-->Real Time Clock.


Don't do the following! (© protected!) (If you do I'll hunt you down with a blunt knife and cut your eye out, the header code hasn't changed for nothing!)
__________________________________________________________
: Don't use/rip the OW's that has been inserted in dark cry: TLoG!
: Don't use/rip the tileset/pallets that has been inserted in dark cry: TLoG!
: Don't use/rip scripts or even part of scripts that has been inserted in dark cry: TLoG!
: Don't decompile ASM routlines and use them for your own!
: Don't use the tilemaps/RAW's that has been inserted in dark cry: TLoG!


Please report any errors you come across, detailing what happened and possibly providing screenshots to help. Make sure you check this list to see if the error has already been reported, though.


Frequently Asked Questions
__________________________________________________________

Question: I can only find one (main) path in Purity forest. Is there a way I'm missing or another entrance?
Answer: This area has been based on time! A path in Purity Forest appears between 5pm and 6pm! This will get removed in the next alpha!

Question: The in-game time show 12:0 every time! Even when it's for example 15:40!
Answer: Be sure you activate your RTC! Otherwise some/many events won't work!

Question: I can't beat super nerd Gary's magnamite! Is there something I missed?
Answer: You might have chosen electric what makes this hack harder to beat! In the next alpha his POTION(s) will get removed!

Question: It seems like I'm stuck in the Torn World! I can't jump to another platform!
Answer: I'm aware of this, the only thing you supposed to do is press the "A" button!

Special Thanks
__________________________________________________________

Mindfreak: His support to convince me continuing when dark cry sufferd from an unfixable glitch last year!
LinkandZelda: "Pre"-alpha testing!
All fans: Support me to continue!
Everyone else who has put in the credit list!



Version: Alpha 1.0.5 - Read me file included
Release: august 11 '11
Created for: VBA 1.8.0 beta 3

© 2009 - 2011 Mitchel1 all rights reserved!
Original Pokémon characters and images belong to Pokémon USA, Inc. and Nintendo. This game has not been given by Nintendo, Creatures,
GAMEFREAK, The Pokémon Company, Pokémon USA, Inc., The Pokémon Company International, or Wizards of the Coast.

[01]

Just played through a bit of it and it was awesome! I really like the new tiles you inserted. By the way, is the alpha just one gym? Just wanted to know.

Anyway, good luck.

[mitchel1]

Originally Posted by 01

Just played through a bit of it and it was awesome! I really like the new tiles you inserted. By the way, is the alpha just one gym? Just wanted to know.

Anyway, good luck.

Thanks, about that question... to be honest I see that as a spam =(

This alpha version ends after beating the first gym, and you, unfortunately, will not be able to continue your journey to route 602!

Quote that 'cause It has been written in the intro!
anyhow thanks and have fun! =D
------------------------------------
Mitchel1

[jvpski3]

It's now show spirtey, touchy. So cool!

[Derlo]

hum...
The patch doesn't work for me.
erro: "The patch doesn't match the file."
I use NUPS and Tsukiyomi.

[mitchel1]

Originally Posted by Derlo

hum...
The patch doesn't work for me.
erro: "The patch doesn't match the file."
I use NUPS and Tsukiyomi.

The patch should work. Go to google and type: pokemon fire red rom
If I should be correct you'll earn a link from coolrom.
That rom should work! have fun! =D
-------------------------------
Mitchel1

[Rayce]

Really amazing, everywhere I go I just get more amazed at how beautiful it is.
Just a couple of things, I'm wondering if uproar will be a sound attack and what attacks are sound type?
Also a small spelling error I thought I'd report:

[alo123]

I am stuck in the forest it says I do not have enough pokemon to proceed and that I have to capture 1 wild pokemon so I did and its still not letting me pass

[Ash493]

Now this is awesome!
Finally Dark Cry has alpha!
I can't wait to start playing... Mitchel you did oustanding job in these two years and I congratulate you on this outcome =)